International Women's Day!

'I need to enjoy all the gifts that God gave me today. Grace cannot be saved and put away for later.
There is no bank where you can deposit favors you’ve received, to use them according to our will.
If I do not enjoy these blessings now, I will lose them forever.
God knows that we are artists of life.
One day he will give us a chisel for sculpture, the other day brushes and canvas.
Another day he will give us a pen to write. But we will never use a chisel on canvas, sculptures or feathers.
I must accept the blessings of today, to create with what I have; if I do this with detachment and without guilt, tomorrow I shall receive more.'  ~ Paulo Coehlo's blog

May all women around the world today join in being kind to one another. Today we celebrate 100 years of women's achievements. Imagine 100 years of women stepping up to be heard yet last night on the reality television show The Bachelor I think we as women took a step backwards. Women its time to put away criticism, jealousy, competition and just love, appreciate and respect each other. If we as women can join together and hold hands we have the ability to heal the world but first we must heal ourselves and our relationships with other women.

What woman in your life do you need to reach out to today and make amends to? Or what woman in your life do you need to reach out to and assist or listen to or just have a cup of tea with? What woman in your life do you need to extend an action of appreciation?

What about yourself? Maybe today you love YOU and fill up the tub with luscious warm water, maybe some epsom salts or bubbles and slide in and take a deep breath and let all your worries, aches and pains melt away. Hmmmm.... that actually sounds like a good idea, one I'm going to act on right now!

Have a beautiful day celebrating the woman in you and all women in the world who make this world a beautiful, graceful place to be.